<s>
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2004	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
following	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
when	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
get	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
search	O
for	O
a	O
mystic	O
treasure	O
that	O
holds	O
great	O
fortune	O
,	O
Peach	O
is	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
an	O
alien	O
group	O
called	O
the	O
X-Nauts	B-Application
;	O
Mario	B-Application
sets	O
out	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
treasure	O
and	O
save	O
the	O
princess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
borrows	O
many	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
drawing-based	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
turn-based	O
battle	O
system	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
timing	O
moves	O
correctly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
although	O
Bowser	O
and	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
are	O
playable	O
at	O
certain	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
Role	O
Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
2005	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
commonly	O
called	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
which	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
with	O
other	O
nontraditional	O
RPG	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
version	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
explores	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
worlds	O
designed	O
to	O
look	O
like	O
paper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
these	O
locales	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
retrieving	O
seven	O
Crystal	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
which	O
involves	O
Mario	B-Application
completing	O
puzzles	O
and	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
to	O
proceed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
effects	O
of	O
these	O
items	O
range	O
from	O
healing	O
Mario	B-Application
or	O
his	O
partner	O
to	O
damaging	O
the	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
can	O
also	O
purchase	O
"	O
badges	O
"	O
from	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
,	O
find	O
them	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
or	O
occasionally	O
obtain	O
them	O
from	O
defeated	O
enemies	O
;	O
each	O
badge	O
requires	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
badge	O
points	O
(	O
BP	O
)	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
equipped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
equipped	O
,	O
these	O
badges	O
can	O
permanently	O
enhance	O
a	O
particular	O
skill	O
or	O
aspect	O
,	O
or	O
,	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
,	O
give	O
Mario	B-Application
new	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
seven	O
characters	O
are	O
permanently	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
;	O
one	O
character	O
is	O
present	O
alongside	O
Mario	B-Application
at	O
any	O
given	O
time	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
switched	O
out	O
at	O
any	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
is	O
also	O
"	O
cursed	O
"	O
with	O
abilities	O
that	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
fold	O
into	O
a	O
boat	O
or	O
a	O
paper	O
airplane	O
;	O
these	O
are	O
performed	O
when	O
he	O
stands	O
on	O
a	O
special	O
"	O
activation	O
panel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
interlude	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
chapters	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Peach	O
in	O
the	O
X-Naut	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
and	O
Bowser	O
in	O
multiple	O
side-scrolling	O
levels	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
combat	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
turn-based	O
battle	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Mario	B-Application
comes	O
into	O
contact	O
with	O
an	O
enemy	O
in	O
the	O
overworld	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
transitions	O
to	O
a	O
battle	O
screen	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
damage	O
the	O
enemy	O
before	O
the	O
regular	O
combat	O
starts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
some	O
enemies	O
can	O
strike	O
first	O
and	O
damage	O
Mario	B-Application
before	O
the	O
regular	O
combat	O
starts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
both	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
his	O
currently	O
selected	O
partner	O
,	O
and	O
chooses	O
actions	O
for	O
each	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
attacking	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
using	O
an	O
item	O
,	O
or	O
swapping	O
the	O
partner	O
with	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
pressing	O
the	O
button	O
when	O
Mario	B-Application
jumps	O
on	O
an	O
enemy	O
causes	O
him	O
to	O
jump	O
on	O
it	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
player	O
attacks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
hammer	O
,	O
can	O
only	O
target	O
enemies	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
and	O
spiky	O
enemies	O
will	O
instead	O
damage	O
Mario	B-Application
if	O
he	O
jumps	O
on	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
HP	O
is	O
reduced	O
to	O
0	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
start	O
again	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
saved	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stronger	O
attacks	O
require	O
Flower	B-Application
Points	I-Application
(	O
FP	O
)	O
to	O
execute	O
and	O
are	O
shared	O
among	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
his	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
attacks	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
unlocked	O
each	O
time	O
the	O
player	O
acquires	O
a	O
Crystal	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
are	O
more	O
powerful	O
and	O
require	O
varying	O
amounts	O
of	O
Star	O
Power	O
to	O
execute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
wins	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
awarded	O
Star	O
Points	O
;	O
for	O
every	O
100	O
Star	O
Points	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
levels	O
up	O
and	O
chooses	O
to	O
increase	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
maximum	O
HP	O
,	O
FP	O
,	O
or	O
BP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
town	O
of	O
Rogueport	B-Application
serves	O
as	O
the	O
hub	O
world	O
,	O
connecting	O
to	O
all	O
other	O
locations	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enemies	O
and	O
town	O
inhabitants	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
range	O
from	O
recurring	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
,	O
like	O
Boo	O
,	O
to	O
characters	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
X-Nauts	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
contains	O
several	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
whom	O
are	O
not	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
the	O
Goomba	O
Professor	O
Frankly	O
,	O
who	O
knows	O
the	O
most	O
about	O
the	O
mysteries	O
relating	O
to	O
Rogueport	B-Application
,	O
must	O
be	O
visited	O
every	O
time	O
Mario	B-Application
retrieves	O
a	O
Crystal	B-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
continues	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
Mario	B-Application
can	O
be	O
accompanied	O
by	O
one	O
assistant	O
character	O
at	O
a	O
set	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
seven	O
party	O
members	O
in	O
total	O
:	O
Goombella	O
the	O
Goomba	O
,	O
Koops	O
the	O
Koopa	O
,	O
Madame	O
Flurrie	O
the	O
wind	O
spirit	O
,	O
a	O
Yoshi	B-Application
who	O
is	O
named	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
a	O
shadow	O
being	O
named	O
Vivian	O
,	O
Admiral	O
Bobbery	O
the	O
Bob-omb	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
optional	O
Ms.	O
Mowz	O
the	O
Squeek	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
is	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
story	O
also	O
rotates	O
between	O
portions	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
briefly	O
as	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
and	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
Peach	O
's	O
story	O
is	O
spent	O
on	O
her	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
X-Nauts	B-Application
'	O
computer	O
AI	O
TEC	O
,	O
who	O
falls	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
despite	O
not	O
fully	O
understanding	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
love	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Princess	O
Peach	O
agrees	O
to	O
teach	O
TEC	O
about	O
love	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
contact	O
Mario	B-Application
via	O
e-mail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
antagonist	O
Bowser	O
tries	O
to	O
collect	O
the	O
Crystal	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
before	O
Mario	B-Application
does	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
directly	O
opposing	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
though	O
his	O
attempts	O
mostly	O
become	O
comedic	O
relief	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogueport	B-Application
was	O
later	O
built	O
at	O
this	O
site	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
fortunes	O
of	O
the	O
lost	O
kingdom	O
fabled	O
to	O
exist	O
behind	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Thousand-Year	B-Application
Door	I-Application
,	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peach	O
mails	O
Mario	B-Application
a	O
magical	O
treasure	O
map	O
she	O
had	O
purchased	O
in	O
Rogueport	B-Application
,	O
beckoning	O
him	O
to	O
come	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Mario	B-Application
arrives	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
X-Nauts	B-Application
,	O
led	O
by	O
Grodus	B-Application
,	O
who	O
had	O
intended	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Goombella	O
and	O
Professor	O
Frankly	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
learns	O
that	O
the	O
map	O
can	O
potentially	O
reveal	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
seven	O
legendary	O
Crystal	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
,	O
which	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
unlock	O
the	B-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
then	O
sets	O
out	O
and	O
collects	O
all	O
the	O
Crystal	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
,	O
acquiring	O
new	O
partners	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Peach	O
is	O
held	O
captive	O
at	O
the	O
X-Nauts	B-Application
'	O
base	O
on	O
the	O
Moon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
gradually	O
learns	O
about	O
the	O
X-Nauts	B-Application
'	O
plan	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
e-mails	O
her	O
findings	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Bowser	O
attempts	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
Crystal	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
for	O
himself	O
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
treasure	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
dormant	O
Shadow	O
Queen	O
,	O
the	O
demon	B-Operating_System
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
ancient	O
cataclysm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grodus	B-Application
intends	O
to	O
resurrect	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Queen	O
by	O
using	O
Peach	O
's	O
body	O
as	O
its	O
new	O
vessel	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
control	O
it	O
and	O
conquer	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peach	O
is	O
removed	O
from	O
their	O
base	O
before	O
Mario	B-Application
arrives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
unlocks	O
the	B-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
with	O
the	O
Crystal	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
but	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Queen	O
's	O
possession	O
of	O
Peach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
Crystal	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
defeats	O
and	O
exorcises	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Queen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Peach	O
returning	O
home	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
revealed	O
The	B-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
of	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
and	O
was	O
known	O
tentatively	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
Story	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
available	O
at	O
E3	O
2004	O
;	O
it	O
included	O
Hooktail	B-Application
Castle	O
and	O
a	O
Bowser	O
bonus	O
level	O
as	O
playable	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
review	B-Application
aggregators	I-Application
Metacritic	O
and	O
GameRankings	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
87/100	O
and	O
88/100	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
while	O
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Tom	O
Bramwell	O
welcomed	O
the	O
whimsical	O
storyline	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
[	O
it	O
is ]	O
something	O
closer	O
to	O
Finding	B-Application
Nemo	I-Application
than	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
very	O
much	O
a	O
compliment.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
having	O
an	O
audience	O
to	O
reward	O
or	O
berate	O
Mario	B-Application
during	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
presentation	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
exhibits	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
visual	O
artistry	O
and	O
technical	O
prowess	O
matched	O
or	O
exceeded	O
by	O
few	O
other	O
GameCube	B-Application
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
other	O
reviewers	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
not	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
visual	O
upgrade	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
,	O
selling	O
about	O
159,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legacy	O
The	B-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
by	O
many	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
games	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
starting	O
in	O
2007	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
began	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
format	O
and	O
genre	O
after	O
each	O
release	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
series	O
,	O
by	O
removing	O
certain	O
role-playing	O
game	O
elements	O
and	O
other	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
approach	O
was	O
often	O
critiqued	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
reviewers	O
compare	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
to	O
highlight	O
what	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
lacking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Origami	I-Application
King	I-Application
returned	O
some	O
minor	O
elements	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
it	O
followed	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Paper	O
Mario	O
:	O
Sticker	O
Star''	O
,	O
but	O
most	O
critics	O
still	O
derided	O
the	O
game	O
of	O
having	O
a	O
lack	O
thereof	O
.	O
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